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10-08-2010, 05:05 PM

It might help to realize a similarity between the two: Katakana and Hiragana. Both evolved from short hand of Chinese characters(Kanji) used for their sound only( minus meaning). This was done because Japanese grammar and Chinese grammar are a bit different.

Most Katakana and Hiragana look alike and even those that don't still have a connection. This might help you memories them better.



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10-08-2010, 07:28 PM

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It might help to realize a similarity between the two: Katakana and Hiragana. Both evolved from short hand of Chinese characters(Kanji) used for their sound only( minus meaning). This was done because Japanese grammar and Chinese grammar are a bit different.

Most Katakana and Hiragana look alike and even those that don't still have a connection. This might help you memories them better.

Thanks Chiuchimu for the recommendation i laid out a learning plan today that over laps with my daily Japanese studying and my everyday life activities to help with the problem i will incorporate this as well.


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